Healthy People 2020 Stories from the Field

NACCHO is continually developing stories from the field about health departments conducting a community health assessment and developing a community health improvement plan using Healthy People 2020. Check back often as new stories will be posted periodically.

Across the United States

NACCHO Annual 2013: Audio-visual clips from five local health department on the use of Healthy People in community health assessment and improvement planning. Recorded during NACCHO's 2013 Annual Conference in Dallas, voices from Georgia, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky and Montana are included. More»

California

Plumas County Public Health Agency Collaborative CHA and CHIP: A look at how three hospitals, one local health department, and a tribal health clinic in this small, rural county are navigating past organizational mistrust, competing priorities, and strong intra-community identities to examine their community's health status and take action to improve health and well-being. More »

San Francisco Department of Public Health Collaborative CHA and CHIP: With collective impact as their primary goal, take a look at how eight hospitals, one local health department, and many other partners are working to identify the salient issues in their CHNA and taking action to improve the health of San Franciscans in implementing their CHIP. More »

Connecticut

Norwalk Health Department Collaborative CHA and CHIP: A look at a strengths-based partnership between the local health department and the hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut, that embodies nearly seamless co-leadership of a community health improvement process yielding a community health (needs) assessment and CHIP. For this group, their ability to recognize their strengths and limitations is the foundation of their work. More »

Florida

NACCHO Annual 2013 Preconference Session: The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County used Healthy People in various Performance Improvement efforts, including strategic planning, quality improvement, accreditation, community health assessment and community health improvement planning. Recorded during NACCHO's 2013 Annual Conference in Dallas. More»

Georgia

Using Healthy People 2020 to collaborate on assessment and planning - A look at the dynamic processes of community engagement and partnership efforts using the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) framework. The Cobb & Douglas Public Health presentation focuses on building strong relationships with schools, organizations, businesses and key decision-makers in the community to support “Healthier Lives. Healthier Communities.” More »

Michigan

Healthy! Capital Counties Collaborative CHA and CHIP: In the Greater Capital Area of Michigan, three local health departments and four hospital systems collaborated to complete a regional CHA and CHIP that emphasized addressing the root causes of poor health outcomes. Here is a look at how they worked together and how they're moving forward to take action to improve health. More »

Montana

Gallatin City-County Health Department Collaborative CHA and CHIP: A look at how a local health department and local hospital in Bozeman, Montana are working together to apply community health assessment results to improve health in a rural and large area in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. More »

NACCHO Annual 2013 Preconference Session: The Yellowstone County, MT local health department doing business as Riverstone Health, together with St. Vincent's Healthcare and Billings Clinic, used Healthy People in community health assessment and community health improvement planning activities for a community with both rural and urban challenges. Recorded during NACCHO's 2013 Annual Conference in Dallas. More »

Ohio

Community Indicators Consortium: 2014 IMPACT Summit: A look at Cuyahoga County’s (Ohio) social justice approach to their collaborative community health improvement process, and how, as a result, they are addressing health inequities in the community. – Presentation recorded during the Community Indicators Consortium: 2014 IMPACT Summit, Washington, DC. More »

Oregon

Multnomah County Health Department (OR) Collaborative Community Health Assessment: A look at how one community in Portland, Oregon is collaborating with four local health departments and 14 non-profit hospitals to conduct a regional community health needs assessment. More »

Wisconsin

Hospitals, Public Health Creating Community Value: Practical Tools for Moving Into Implementation: Background on Wisconsin (WI) communities are conducting the community health improvement process under the WI statutory requirement for health departments to develop a community health improvement plan and process (CHIPP) and an in depth look at two rural counties where hospitals and public health are collaborating in their CHIPP efforts. More »